EN 61000-4-2:2009

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-2: Testing and measurement techniques - Electrostatic discharge immunity test

IEC 61000-4-2:2008 relates to the immunity requirements and test methods for electrical and electronic equipment subjected to static electricity discharges, from operators directly, and from personnel to adjacent objects. It additionally defines ranges of test levels which relate to different environmental and installation conditions and establishes test procedures. The object of IEC 61000-4-2:2008 is to establish a common and reproducible basis for evaluating the performance of electrical and electronic equipment when subjected to electrostatic discharges. In addition, it includes electrostatic discharges which may occur frompersonnel to objects near vital equipment. IEC 61000-4-2:2008 defines typical waveform of the discharge current, range of test levels, test equipment, test setup, test procedure, calibration procedure and measurement uncertainty. IEC 61000-4-2:2008 gives specifications for test performed in "laboratories" and "post-installation tests" performed on equipment in the final installation. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 1995, its amendment 1 (1998) and its amendment 2 (2000) and constitutes a technical revision. It has the status of a basic EMC publication in accordance with IEC Guide 107. The main changes with respect to the first edition of this standard and its amendments are the following: - the specifications of the target have been extended up to 4 GHz. An example of target matching these requirements is also provided; - information on radiated fields from human-metal discharge and from ESD generators is provided; - measurement uncertainty considerations with examples of uncertainty budgets are given too.

Elektromagnetische Verträglichkeit (EMV) - Teil 4-2: Prüf- und Messverfahren - Prüfung der Störfestigkeit gegen die Entladung statischer Elektrizität

Compatibilité électromagnétique (CEM) - Partie 4-2: Techniques d’essai et de mesure - Essai d’immunité aux décharges électrostatiques

La CEI 61000-4-2:2008 présente norme internationale se rapporte aux exigences et méthodes d'essais relatives à l'immunité des matériels électriques et électroniques, soumis à des décharges d'électricité statique produites directement par les opérateurs, et entre le personnel et des objets situés à proximité. Elle définit en outre des gammes de niveaux d'essais, qui correspondent à différentes conditions d'environnement et d'installation et elle établit des procédures d'essai. La CEI 61000-4-2:2008 a pour objet d'établir une base commune et reproductible pour l'évaluation des performances des matériels électriques et électroniques lorsqu'ils sont soumis à des décharges électrostatiques. Elle intègre également les décharges électrostatiques qui peuvent apparaître entre le personnel et des objets situés à proximité de matériels vitaux. La CEI 61000-4-2:2008 définit la forme d'onde type du courant de décharge, la gamme des niveaux d'essais, le matériel d'essai, le montage d'essai, la procédure d'essai, la procédure d'étalonnage et l'incertitude de mesure. La CEI 61000-4-2:2008 donne des spécifications pour les essais menés en "laboratoires" et "les essais après installation" réalisés sur le matériel dans l'installation finale. Cette deuxième édition annule et remplace la première édition publiée en 1995, son amendement 1 (1998) et son amendement 2 (2000) et constitue une révision technique. Elle a le statut d'une publication fondamentale en CEM conformément au Guide 107 de la CEI. Les modifications principales par rapport à la première édition de cette norme et ses amendements sont les suivantes: - les spécifications de la cible ont été étendues jusqu'à 4 GHz. Un exemple de cible satisfaisant ces exigences est également fourni; - de l'information sur les champs rayonnés par une décharge homme-métal et par les générateurs de DES est donnée; - des considérations concernant les incertitudes de mesure avec des exemples de budgets d'incertitudes sont également données.

Elektromagnetna združljivost (EMC) - 4-2. del: Preskusne in merilne tehnike - Preskus odpornosti proti elektrostatični razelektritvi (IEC 61000-4-2:2008)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 30-Mar-2009
• Withdrawal Date: 29-Feb-2012
• ICS: 33.100.20 - Immunity
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 210 - Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
• Drafting Committee: IEC/SC 77B - IEC_SC_77B
• Parallel Committee: IEC/SC 77B - IEC_SC_77B
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 31-Mar-2009
• Completion Date: 31-Mar-2009
• Directive: 2004/108/EC - Directive 2004/108/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility and repealing Directive 89/336/EEC
• Directive: 2004/108/EU - DIRECTIVE 2004/108/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 15 December 2004 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility and repealing Directive 89/336/EEC
• Directive: 2014/30/EU - Directive 2014/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility (recast)
• Mandate: M/490 - Standardisation mandate to the European Standardisation Organisations (ESOs) to support European Smart Grid deployment
• Ref Project: SIST EN 61000-4-2:2009 - Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) -- Part 4-2: Testing and measurement techniques - Electrostatic discharge immunity test

Relations

• Replaces: EN 61000-4-2:1995 - Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-2: Testing and measurement techniques - Electrostatic discharge immunity test
• Effective Date: 29-Jan-2023
• Replaces: EN 61000-4-2:1995/A1:1998 - Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-2: Testing and measurement techniques - Electrostatic discharge immunity test
• Effective Date: 29-Jan-2023
• Replaces: EN 61000-4-2:1995/A2:2001 - Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-2: Testing and measurement techniques - Electrostatic discharge immunity test
• Effective Date: 29-Jan-2023
• Revised: prEN IEC 61000-4-2:2024 - Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-2: Testing and measurement techniques - Electrostatic discharge immunity test
• Effective Date: 24-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

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Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) -- Part 4-2: Testing and measurement techniques -
Electrostatic discharge immunity test
Elektromagnetische Verträglichkeit (EMV) - Teil 4-2: Prüf- und Messverfahren - Prüfung
der Störfestigkeit gegen die Entladung statischer Elektrizität
Compatibilité électromagnétique (CEM) -- Partie 4-2: Techniques d’essai et de mesure -
Essai d’immunité aux décharges électrostatiques
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 61000-4-2:2009
ICS:
33.100.20 Imunost Immunity
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 61000-4-2
NORME EUROPÉENNE
March 2009
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 33.100.20 Supersedes EN 61000-4-2:1995 + A1:1998 + A2:2001

English version
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) -
Part 4-2: Testing and measurement techniques -
Electrostatic discharge immunity test
(IEC 61000-4-2:2008)
Compatibilité électromagnétique (CEM) - Elektromagnetische Verträglichkeit (EMV) -
Partie 4-2: Techniques d’essai Teil 4-2: Prüf- und Messverfahren -
et de mesure - Prüfung der Störfestigkeit gegen
Essai d’immunité die Entladung statischer Elektrizität
aux décharges électrostatiques (IEC 61000-4-2:2008)
(CEI 61000-4-2:2008)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2009-03-01. CENELEC members are bound to comply
with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard
the status of a national standard without any alteration.

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Ref. No. EN 61000-4-2:2009 E
Foreword
The text of document 77B/574/FDIS, future edition 2 of IEC 61000-4-2, prepared by SC 77B, High
frequency phenomena, of IEC TC 77, Electromagnetic compatibility, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC
parallel vote and was approved by CENELEC as EN 61000-4-2 on 2009-03-01.
This European Standard supersedes EN 61000-4-2:1995 + A1:1998 + A2:2001.
The main changes with respect to EN 61000-4-2:1995 are the following:
– the specifications of the target have been extended up to 4 GHz. An example of target matching these
requirements is also provided;
– information on radiated fields from human-metal discharge and from ESD generators is provided;
– measurement uncertainty considerations with examples of uncertainty budgets are given too.
The following dates were fixed:
– latest date by which the EN has to be implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2009-12-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2012-03-01
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 61000-4-2:2008 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following note has to be added for the standard indicated:
IEC 61000-6-1 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 61000-6-1:2007 (not modified).
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- 3 - EN 61000-4-2:2009
Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications

The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.

NOTE  When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant EN/HD
applies.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

1)
IEC 60050-161 - International Electrotechnical Vocabulary - -
(IEV) -
Chapter 161: Electromagnetic compatibility

1) 2)
IEC 60068-1 - Environmental testing - EN 60068-1 1994
Part 1: General and guidance
1)
Undated reference.
2)
Valid edition at date of issue.

IEC 61000-4-2
Edition 2.0 2008-12
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
BASIC EMC PUBLICATION
PUBLICATION FONDAMENTALE EN CEM
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) –
Part 4-2: Testing and measurement techniques – Electrostatic discharge
immunity test
Compatibilité électromagnétique (CEM) –
Partie 4-2: Techniques d'essai et de mesure – Essai d'immunité aux décharges
électrostatiques
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
PRICE CODE
INTERNATIONALE
XB
CODE PRIX
ICS 33.100.20 ISBN 2-8318-1019-7
– 2 – 61000-4-2 © IEC:2008
CONTENTS
FOREWORD.4
INTRODUCTION.6
1 Scope.7
2 Normative references .7
3 Terms and definitions .8
4 General .10
5 Test levels.10
6 Test generator.10
6.1 General .10
6.2 Characteristics and performance of the ESD generator .11
6.3 Verification of the ESD setup.14
7 Test setup .15
7.1 Test equipment .15
7.2 Test setup for tests performed in laboratories.15
7.2.1 Test requirements.15
7.2.2 Table-top equipment.16
7.2.3 Floor-standing equipment .17
7.2.4 Ungrounded equipment .18
7.3 Test setup for post-installation tests .22
8 Test procedure .23
8.1 Laboratory reference conditions .23
8.1.1 Environmental parameters.23
8.1.2 Climatic conditions .23
8.1.3 Electromagnetic conditions .24
8.2 EUT exercising.24
8.3 Execution of the test.24
8.3.1 Discharges to the EUT.24
8.3.2 Direct application of discharges to the EUT .24
8.3.3 Indirect application of the discharge .26
9 Evaluation of test results .27
10 Test report.27
Annex A (informative) Explanatory notes .28
Annex B (normative) Calibration of the current measurement system and
measurement of discharge current.33
Annex C (informative) Example of a calibration target meeting the requirements
of Annex B.39
Annex D (informative) Radiated fields from human metal discharge and ESD
generators .45
Annex E (informative) Measurement uncertainty (MU) considerations .55
Annex F (informative) Variation in test results and escalation strategy.62
Bibliography.63

Figure 1 – Simplified diagram of the ESD generator.11
Figure 2 – Ideal contact discharge current waveform at 4 kV .13
Figure 3 – Discharge electrodes of the ESD generator.14

61000-4-2 © IEC:2008 – 3 –
Figure 4 – Example of test set-up for table-top equipment, laboratory tests .17
Figure 5 – Example of test setup for floor-standing equipment, laboratory tests .18
Figure 6 – Example of a test setup for ungrounded table-top equipment .20
Figure 7 – Example of a test setup for ungrounded floor-standing equipment.21
Figure 8 – Example of test setup for floor-standing equipment, post-installation tests .23
Figure A.1 – Maximum values of electrostatic voltages to which operators may be
charged while in contact with the materials mentioned in Clause A.2 .29
Figure B.1 – Example of a target adapter line attached to current target .34
Figure B.2 – Example of a front side of a current target .34
Figure B.3 – Example of measurement of the insertion loss of a current target-
attenuator-cable chain .35
Figure B.4 – Circuit diagram to determine the low-frequency system transfer
impedance .36
Figure B.5 – Typical arrangement for calibration of ESD generator performance.38
Figure C.1 – Mechanical drawing of a coaxial target (drawing 1 of 5) .40
Figure C.2 – Mechanical drawing of a coaxial target (drawing 2 of 5) .41
Figure C.3 – Mechanical drawing of a coaxial target (drawing 3 of 5) .42
Figure C.4 – Mechanical drawing of a coaxial target (drawing 4 of 5) .43
Figure C.5 – Mechanical drawing of a coaxial target (drawing 5 of 5) .44
Figure D.1 – Electric field of a real human, holding metal, charged at 5 kV measured
at 0,1 m distance and for an arc length of 0,7 mm.48
Figure D.2 – Magnetic field of a real human, holding metal, charged at 5 kV, measured
at 0,1 m distance and for an arc length of approximately 0,5 mm .48
Figure D.3 – Semi-circle loop on the ground plane.49
Figure D.4 – Voltages induced in a semi-loop .50
Figure D.5 – Example of test setup to measure radiated ESD fields.50
Figure D.6 – Comparison between measured (solid line) and calculated numerically
(dot line) voltage drop on the
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